"From ten to eleven, I spend my time in prayer and devotions, and from eleven to noon I read good and bad authors; because there is no book, despicable as it can be, that does not contain something good...".

__________________Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie."An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."

Last edited by JPablo; August 21, 2016 at 10:37 PM.
Reason: Just adding some more...

Ok I ended up downloading El ladron del rayo: Percy Jackson, and El Principito. Translated by who, I don't know because it doesn't say. But anyway both on my Kindle. And I'll start El Ladron on my flight to Shanghai China later today.

Ah, "El Principito" I read "Le Petit Prince" in French, many years ago, (decades), I read it in Spanish, in Catalonian and I believe I read it in English at one point...

It is a great book..., you can read the English version and read the Spanish, or viceversa, and since the story is a memorable one, you will probably remember many things...

Enjoy!!!

__________________Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie."An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."

Not knowing what your particular interests are, let me just say I benefited greatly from making my way - slowly - through the classic Doña Bárbara by Rómulo Gallegos. But then I was looking for examples of Venezuelan slang, & got more than I bargained for in it!

As a general rule I tend to have more confidence in original works than I do in translations, which I liken to kissing a girl through a screen door.

My wife had a copy lying around of book called Delirio by Laura Estrepo which is not a translation, it's in the original Spanish. Reading the first few pages it looks like it's written in straightforward and uncomplicated manner, so I feel it's a good choice.